Sentences with phrase «changing health regulations»

Regularly, the company strives to comply with changing health regulations.

Not exact matches

Important factors that could cause our actual results and financial condition to differ materially from those indicated in the forward - looking statements include, among others, the following: our ability to successfully and profitably market our products and services; the acceptance of our products and services by patients and healthcare providers; our ability to meet demand for our products and services; the willingness of health insurance companies and other payers to cover Cologuard and adequately reimburse us for our performance of the Cologuard test; the amount and nature of competition from other cancer screening and diagnostic products and services; the effects of the adoption, modification or repeal of any healthcare reform law, rule, order, interpretation or policy; the effects of changes in pricing, coverage and reimbursement for our products and services, including without limitation as a result of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014; recommendations, guidelines and quality metrics issued by various organizations such as the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, the American Cancer Society, and the National Committee for Quality Assurance regarding cancer screening or our products and services; our ability to successfully develop new products and services; our success establishing and maintaining collaborative, licensing and supplier arrangements; our ability to maintain regulatory approvals and comply with applicable regulations; and the other risks and uncertainties described in the Risk Factors and in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations sections of our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and our subsequently filed Quarterly Reports on Form 10 - Q.
Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: our ability to achieve our financial, strategic and operational plans or initiatives; our ability to predict and manage medical costs and price effectively and develop and maintain good relationships with physicians, hospitals and other health care providers; the impact of modifications to our operations and processes; our ability to identify potential strategic acquisitions or transactions and realize the expected benefits of such transactions, including with respect to the Merger; the substantial level of government regulation over our business and the potential effects of new laws or regulations or changes in existing laws or regulations; the outcome of litigation, regulatory audits, investigations, actions and / or guaranty fund assessments; uncertainties surrounding participation in government - sponsored programs such as Medicare; the effectiveness and security of our information technology and other business systems; unfavorable industry, economic or political conditions, including foreign currency movements; acts of war, terrorism, natural disasters or pandemics; our ability to obtain shareholder or regulatory approvals required for the Merger or the requirement to accept conditions that could reduce the anticipated benefits of the Merger as a condition to obtaining regulatory approvals; a longer time than anticipated to consummate the proposed Merger; problems regarding the successful integration of the businesses of Express Scripts and Cigna; unexpected costs regarding the proposed Merger; diversion of management's attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities during the pendency of the Merger; potential litigation associated with the proposed Merger; the ability to retain key personnel; the availability of financing, including relating to the proposed Merger; effects on the businesses as a result of uncertainty surrounding the proposed Merger; as well as more specific risks and uncertainties discussed in our most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.cigna.com as well as on Express Scripts» most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.express-scripts.com.
These risks and uncertainties include food safety and food - borne illness concerns; litigation; unfavorable publicity; federal, state and local regulation of our business including health care reform, labor and insurance costs; technology failures; failure to execute a business continuity plan following a disaster; health concerns including virus outbreaks; the intensely competitive nature of the restaurant industry; factors impacting our ability to drive sales growth; the impact of indebtedness we incurred in the RARE acquisition; our plans to expand our newer brands like Bahama Breeze and Seasons 52; our ability to successfully integrate Eddie V's restaurant operations; a lack of suitable new restaurant locations; higher - than - anticipated costs to open, close or remodel restaurants; increased advertising and marketing costs; a failure to develop and recruit effective leaders; the price and availability of key food products and utilities; shortages or interruptions in the delivery of food and other products; volatility in the market value of derivatives; general macroeconomic factors, including unemployment and interest rates; disruptions in the financial markets; risk of doing business with franchisees and vendors in foreign markets; failure to protect our service marks or other intellectual property; a possible impairment in the carrying value of our goodwill or other intangible assets; a failure of our internal controls over financial reporting or changes in accounting standards; and other factors and uncertainties discussed from time to time in reports filed by Darden with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Investments in fast - growing industries like the technology and health care sectors (which have historically been volatile) could result in increased price fluctuation, especially over the short term, due to the rapid pace of product change and development and changes in government regulation of companies emphasizing scientific or technological advancement or regulatory approval for new drugs and medical instruments.
Government regulation and consumer eating habits may impact our business as a result of changes in attitudes regarding diet and health or new information regarding the health effects of consuming our menu offerings.
The new Regulations will not go include all the changes wanted by health campaigners — such as a ban on advertising and promotion of follow - on formulas — but it will be an important step in the right direction in the protection of infant and young child health
deadline to be pushed back to align with the USDA's coming GMO disclosure regulation — a measure that isn't likely to kick in for a few years (at least)... Gottlieb suggested during the hearing that he may be open to aligning the deadlines... You want to try to consolidate the label changes when you're making label changes as a matter of public health, he said, adding that requiring companies to update their labels repeatedly is costly.
Although the new regulations will not now be brought into line with the International Code and subsequent, relevant Resolutions of the World Health Assembly, Baby Milk Action, IBFAN, the Baby Feeding Law Group, WHO and UNICEF and all our partners did manage to secure some important changes during earlier consultation stages.
Theoretically, better regulation of drugs pricing might increase the cost efficiency of the health system, without changing other aspects.
In this post I look at Trump's proposals for trade, health care, financial regulation and climate change and conclude that his administration is likely to run into major obstacles in each of these areas.
Other provisions include an agreement to implement yet to be finalized changes in employee health care intended to save at least $ 3.4 billion, a loosening of regulations intended to allow greater control by individual principals and teachers, an increase in parent / teacher interactions, changes in teacher professional development and evaluations and an enhanced ability of the City to terminate teachers who behave inappropriately and teachers who are in the Absent Teacher Reserve.
«So the Department of Health has authorized to change the regulation to comply with the statue, to date — they have not and this continues to leave children in danger and without treatment.»
«These interim final regulations are necessary in order to provide rules that plan sponsors and issuers can use to determine which changes they can make to the terms of the plan or health insurance coverage while retaining their grandfather status»
Today the High Court ruled that changes to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) regulations introduced in March 2017 were «blatantly discriminatory» against people with mental health conditions.
In May, NIH proposed several changes to a 1995 Public Health Service (PHS) conflicts of interest regulation.
And many of the IG's recommendations appear in an HHS notice issued in July about possible changes to the Public Health Service conflicts of interest regulation.
The key change is the creation of a new health research regulatory agency, known as the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), to streamline regulation and improve the cost effectiveness of clinical thealth research regulatory agency, known as the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), to streamline regulation and improve the cost effectiveness of clinical tHealth Research (NIHR), to streamline regulation and improve the cost effectiveness of clinical trials.
«Epigenetic changes in DNA regulation in early nutrition could provide a causal link with long - term health outcomes but need further investigation» said Lumey.
He said there are many mechanisms through which dietary changes can be garnered, like through public awareness campaigns, food processing regulations, portion size changes and tax policy, but he hopes by linking the health benefits to dietary changes, the public might take notice.
Individual obstetricians and their professional organizations should protest the injustice, describe the health and financial costs of the current consent process, and prevail on government health care officials to change the regulations.
Beyond regaining voluntary movement, the research participants have displayed a myriad of improvements in their overall health, including the increase of muscle mass and regulation of their blood pressure, as well as reduced fatigue and transformational changes to their sense of well - being.
The authors found that this «health halo» encouraged overconsumption and underestimation of calories consumed, adding that the current study could lead to important changes in advertising regulations — for example, limiting how much information about its social programs a company may include on its food packaging.
Written by the blogger behind Feed Me Phoebe, this memoir follows Lapine through a year of experimenting with lifestyle changes, devoting a month each to topics like green beauty, gut health, fitness, stress, and hormonal regulation, all along reporting on what works for her and what doesn't.
No one size fits all The landscape for health and safety regulations in the workplace has not vastly changed for some time but the HSE's website is a good place to start if you need a reminder or guidance on what your school's requirements are for first aid at work.
In response to this situation, the Institute of Acoustics (IoA) has written a letter to Andrew Stunell, the minister responsible for the building regulations, expressing the concern held by our profession on the effects of the proposed changes, together with the implications for future generations of school children and students, and teacher's health.
This action amends the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) regulations to incorporate changes to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) chain of custody and control form (CCF) recently approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
Creation science vs. evolution, Genetic engineering, Homelessness, Euthanasia & assisted suicide, Pledge of Allegiance, Endangered Species, Organ Donation, Aging Population, Civil Rights, Racial Profiling, Drunk driving, Human Rights, World population, Children's rights, Alcohol & drinking, Gay Marriage, Disabilities Act, Acid Rain, Gangs, Drunk Driving, Animal Experimentation, War On Drugs, Language Policy, Famine Relief Efforts, Intellectual Property, Creationism, Moral Decisions, Civil rights, Organ & body donation, Nuclear proliferation, Sweatshops, Tobacco, American Education Reform, Cameras in Courtrooms, Sex Education, Missile Defense System, Adoption, City Curfews, Legal System, Civil Liberties, Bilingual Education, Global warming, Violence in schools, Legalization of marijuana, Immigration, Violence, Juvenile Crime, Social Welfare, Peace, Space Exploration, Physician - Assisted Suicide, Consumer Protection, Islamic Fundamentalism, Fathers» / Mothers» Rights In Divorce, Racial profiling, AIDS, Censorship, Environmental protection, Gun control, Affirmative action, Islamic Fundamentalism, Human Cloning, Minimum Wage, Dating Campus Issues, Campaign Finance Reform, Immigration, Garbage And Waste, Iraq, Fat Tax On Food, Federal Deficit, Family Violence, Agriculture Technology, Afghanistan, Smoking, Animal rights, Gender issues, Ethnic Violence, Intellectual Property, Foreign Policy, Dieting, Drug Policy, Social Welfare, War Crimes, Bilingual Education, Surrogate Mothers, Health Care System, Peer Pressure, Human Cloning, Speed Limits, Poverty, Same sex marriage, Homosexuality, Government vs. religion, Famine, Cuba, Amnesty, Endangered Oceans, Gay Rights, Legal System, Learning Disabilities, Islamic Fundamentalism Oceans, Living Wills, Biodiversity, Bio Fuels, Fraud, Garbage And Waste, Africa Aid, Women in the Military, Minorities, Pro Choice Movement, Zero Tolerance, Hate Crime, Antarctica Research, Gay Parents, Medical Ethics, Homeland Security, Terrorism, Binge drinking, Abortion, Welfare, Prayer in schools, Gangs, Death Penalty, Depression, Race Relations, Climate Change Policy, Agricultural Policy, Domestic Violence, Endangered, Endangered Species, Mass media Regulation, Conserving The Environment, Government Deregulation, Food Safety, Addiction, Gay Marriages, Academic Dishonesty, Organized Crime, Women's Rights, Chain Gangs, Anorexia Treatment, Water Pollution, Internet Hate Speech, Airline Safety Rules, Polygamy, Oil Spills, Legal System, Youth Violence, Computer Games.
Local agents who are members of the Trusted Choice network understand the upcoming changes in health insurance regulation and can help explain the details.
An important change introduced with the new regulations is the requirement that any dog or cat sold must have been evaluated by a veterinarian, who must complete a certificate of health for the animal.
While the tritium spikes don't represent a health threat, I agree with Lochbaum on the need for significant changes in oversight, which he characterizes this way below: «The N.R.C. should enforce its regulations or change its name to N.C.»
As scientists solidify the links between climate change and health issues like tropical ailments that infect Americans on the backs of whipping winds and warming ocean tides, top medical associations are becoming a high - profile lobbying force for climate regulations.
``... several animal studies indicate serious health risks associated with GM food consumption including infertility, immune dysregulation, accelerated aging, dysregulation of genes associated with cholesterol synthesis, insulin regulation, cell signaling, and protein formation, and changes in the liver, kidney, spleen and gastrointestinal system.»
Under the category «Regulatory and litigation risks» the 10 - K says specifically that «changes in environmental regulations or other laws that increase our cost of compliance or reduce or delay available business opportunities (including changes in laws related to offshore drilling operations, water use, or hydraulic fracturing)» are a risk to the company's health and wellbeing.
It's particularly important to account for all potential health benefits realized thanks to implementation of a federal regulation aimed at climate change mitigation since health co-benefits make up the majority share of near - term economic benefits caused by carbon pollution reduction.
We prepared a detailed document on how to revise noise enforcement regulations, another on how the approval process must be changed to protect health, and we submitted a document to the World Health Organization which is preparing global noise regulations for wind turhealth, and we submitted a document to the World Health Organization which is preparing global noise regulations for wind turHealth Organization which is preparing global noise regulations for wind turbines.
We are also looking at how research can be done to help change the Ontario regulations on noise — which are not based on current science and in fact, are completely inadequate to protect health.
Moreover, just as was the case with cap and trade legislation, other issues, including immigration, gun control, income inequality, banking regulation, and revisions to the health care bill may take top legislative priority over climate change.
A long time ago as some of the young bunnies reckon, Eli pointed out that the Obama administration was pursuing health insurance globalization through legislation and given the heavy lift, was likely to go after climate change issues via regulation.
Kansas Teenager Pledges to Petition Department of Health and Environment for Climate Change Regulations After Court Tells Her to Go to Agency
For example, mitigation of climate change or public - health legislation threatens people who cherish unregulated free markets because it might entail regulations of businesses (Heath & Gifford, 2006; Kahan, 2010; Lewandowsky, Gignac, & Oberauer, 2013; Rosenau, 2012); vaccinations threaten Libertarians» conceptions of parental autonomy (Kahan, Braman, Cohen, Gastil, & Slovic, 2010; Lewandowsky, Gignac, & Oberauer, 2013); and evolution challenges people's religious faiths (Rosenau, 2012).
See also::: Environment, Health, and the Nanotechnology Age: An Interview with Professor George Whitesides,:: Report Links Nanotechnology to Fight Against Climate Change,:: Green Nano: What you don't know...,:: The Electron, Nanotechnology, and Solar Power,:: NanoNanoNano,:: Berkeley California Drafts Nanotechnology Regulations
On April 3, 2017 changes to British Columbia's OHS Regulation related to joint health and safety committees came into force.
On the health care side, the biggest change is that regulations may bring NHS provision within the registration scheme.
MedicaidLaw - NC has tips for health care providers to avoid recoupments and updates on changes to Medicaid rules and regulations
[Note: Please see our previous blog, dated April 1, 2015, which addressed the above - noted changes to the Occupational Health and Safety Awareness and Training Regulation, which required «working at heights» training.]
These changes, which will be made by way of amendments to the Natural Health Products Regulations, include:
In its proposed rule, SAMHSA states that while privacy concerns have not lessened, it believes that changes to the regulations are necessary to «better align them with advances in the U.S. health care delivery system,» and ensure that patients receiving treatment for substance use disorders are able to participate and benefit from new integrated care models which promote health care quality and reduce costs.
Ed assists physicians and hospitals with regulatory compliance, sanctions, and the continuous changes in U.S. health policy and regulation.
Advising a corporate client on day - to - day employment issues arising with a 24 hour workforce to include advice on long term ill health absences, the implementation of changes to terms and conditions across the workforce, grievance and disciplinary issues arising, working time regulations and holiday issues arising with shift and overtime workforce and all other day - to - day advisory requirements.
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z